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This Could Become the Largest Drug Scandal in US Sports History

By Jesus Diaz Published June 5, 2013, 10:19 am ET

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Major League Baseball wants to suspend about 20 players—including lots of really big names—who allegedly took performance-enhancing drugs supplied by Biogenesis, a Florida anti-aging clinic. It the suspension goes through, it will become the largest performance-enhancing drug scandal in US sports history.

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This Could Become the Largest Drug Scandal in US Sports History

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